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LOT 0176
Parthian Silver Bowl
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
7 1/2 in. (329 grams, 19 cm wide).
Hemispherical in shape with rounded base and convex interior rim.
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
LiteratureCf. The British Museum, museum number 134304, for a more elaborately decorated bowl of similar form.
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